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• Boomtown: New York City economy set employment records and gained unprecedented strength, report finds

  07-01-2025 23:00 via amny.com
  
  New York City’s economy has new records in employment and labor force participation, according to the city Economic Development Corporation's (NYCEDC) inaugural "State of the Economy" report.According to the report released Tuesday, the city boasts a record-high average of 4,151,400 private sector jobs and a labor force participation rate of 62.8% as of September 2024.The report says this resurgence has made New York City a prime destination for talent, with nearly half a million recent co
  
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• City selects developer for Kingsbridge Armory

  07-01-2025 22:49 via bxtimes.com
  
  The city has selected a developer for the long-empty Kingsbridge Armory, following a competitive solicitation process based on community input. 8th Regiment Partners LLC will oversee the reconstruction and development of the armory and its operation once completed, as announced today by Mayor Eric Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Rep. Adriano Espaillat and Andrew Kimball, president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC).“At the Kingsbridge Armory, our administ
  
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• Bronx Zoo ranked second-worst in North America for elephants, advocacy group calls for sanctuary

  07-01-2025 22:19 via bxtimes.com
  
  The nonprofit advocacy group In Defense of Animals has ranked the Bronx Zoo as the second-worst zoo in North America for elephants in its annual Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants list.In Defense of Animals accused the Bronx Zoo of violating the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ standards of care for elephants, which require female elephants to be kept in social groups of at least three.This year’s list highlighted zoos that the organization claims compromise elephants’ health throu
  
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• All Hallows Catholic high school on financial brink, launches urgent fundraising campaign

  07-01-2025 20:27 via bxtimes.com
  
  All Hallows, a Catholic high school of 320 students at East 164th Street and Grand Concourse, is on the financial brink, citing a decline in charitable giving, local population loss and increased costs of maintaining the 95-year-old building.President Ron Schutté said in a fundraising flyer that the school, which has operated for 116 years, is now facing a “critical period.” The school aims to raise $2.5 million by Jan. 15 and has already raised approximately $750,000. Th
  
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• Council Member Marmorato and Bronx nonprofit host Three Kings Day celebration and toy distribution

  07-01-2025 20:10 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City Council Member Kristy Marmorato joined forces with the Bronx-based nonprofit Open Hand Association Inc., an organization committed to supporting individuals impacted by natural disasters, homelessness, or special needs, to host a Three Kings Day celebration and toy distribution at its food pantry at 821 Lydig Ave. on Monday, Jan. 6.[caption id="attachment_118985" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Council Member Kristy Marmorato showing a child all of the different toys to choose from
  
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• Bronx tax preparer known as the ‘magician’ admits to $145M fraud in decade-long IRS scam

  07-01-2025 19:47 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx-based tax preparer known to his clients as “the Magician” pleaded guilty last month to orchestrating a $145 million fraud scheme that spanned a decade, according to federal authorities.Rafael Alvarez, 61, the owner of ATAX New York in Marble Hill, admitted to the scheme, which involved falsifying deductions, business expenses, and credits on behalf of customers. The operation involved filing tens of thousands of fraudulent tax returns to reduce clients’ tax liabilities
  
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• Families celebrate tradition and diversity at Three Kings Day event in Hunts Point

  07-01-2025 15:53 via bxtimes.com
  
  Dozens of families were treated to a Three Kings Day celebration at a Hunts Point school on Jan. 6, complete with appearances from the Three Wise Men in the form of high schoolers in costume.The event was a chance for parents to share holiday traditions with younger generations, but many say they were also inspired to adopt new ways to celebrate.Three Kings Day commemorates the biblical tale of the Three Wise Men, who were said to have traveled to Bethlehem bearing gifts for 12-day-old Jesus. Th
  
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• Op-Ed | Celebrating 400 years of the greatest city in the world

  07-01-2025 14:00 via amny.com
  
  2025 marks a historic occasion — our city's 400th anniversary. It marks four centuries since the first European settlement of Manhattan in 1625, on land then known as Lenapehoking, the homeland of the Lenape people. The tiny Dutch colony began as New Amsterdam and then changed to New York when the English took control and expanded rapidly. A century ago, its boundaries increased beyond the island of Manhattan to encompass the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.To celebrate our
  
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• Over and out? Emergency medical crews denied NYPD radios in move that unions say endangers the public | EXCLUSIVE

  07-01-2025 06:01 via amny.com
  
  The NYPD has locked out emergency medical crews from police radio communications, putting both police officers and EMS first responders at risk, EMS union leaders say.The department began radio encryption in July 2023, but failed to accommodate Emergency Medical Service technicians and paramedics who have historically had direct communications with police. Shutting out these first responders from NYPD communications, the union leaders argue, flies in the face of federal mandates which call for "
  
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